Wael Ghonim, Google's Still-Missing Exec In Egypt, Named Spokesman For Opposition Group - LATimes

[WillyT]

Wael Ghonim, Google's still-missing exec in Egypt, named spokesman for opposition group
February 3, 2011 | 5:27 pm

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Wael Ghonim, the Google executive still missing in Egypt, has been appointed spokesman of the country's 6th of April opposition movement, according to CBS News. Ghonim has been reported missing since Jan. 25, after the first day of protests in Egypt against President Hosni Mubarak, who has held office for three decades.

There is widespread speculation that Ghonim, who is Google's head of marketing in the Middle East and North Africa, is being held by Mubarak's government, though the government hasn't confirmed holding him.

On Thursday, a leader of the 6th of April opposition group told CBS reporter Khaled Wassef that the protesters in Cairo's Tahrir Square had elected Ghonim the group's spokesman. Tahir Square has been the scene of violent protests recently, with pro-Mubarak supporters having attacked thousands of anti-government demonstrators.

According to CBS, the 6th of April group told Wassef that if the government leaders want to talk to the group they need to talk to Ghonim. The move from the 6th of April was made in an attempt to force Mubarak's government to release Ghonim, CBS said.

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More: http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/technology/2011/02/wael-ghonim-google-exec-missing-in-egypt-named-spokesman-for-opposition-group.html

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[sufrommich]

1. That's an interesting turn of events. nt